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Background imageLived Collection: Saint Simeon Stylites, Symeon the Stylite or Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder, c. 390? - 459

Saint Simeon Stylites, Symeon the Stylite or Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder, c. 390? - 459. Syriac ascetic saint who achieved notability for living 37 years on a small platform on top of a pillar

Background imageLived Collection: Turtle Monkey Red Coat Sitting Back Long-haired Turtle

Turtle Monkey Red Coat Sitting Back Long-haired Turtle
Turtle with monkey, A monkey in a red coat is sitting on the back of a long-haired turtle (minogame). The long-haired turtle symbolizes a long life

Background imageLived Collection: Woman holding small nude child on lap while manicuring her fingernails, c1904. Pastel

Woman holding small nude child on lap while manicuring her fingernails, c1904. Pastel. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) American painter and printmaker who from 1866 lived mainly in France

Background imageLived Collection: Winds Point, the house in the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England, bought by George

Winds Point, the house in the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England, bought by George (1839-1922) and Richard (1835-1899) Cadbury, the English Quaker Chocolate manufacturers

Background imageLived Collection: Nautiloids - Aturia: The fossilised internal mould of the shell of the nautilus Aturia praezigzac

Nautiloids - Aturia: The fossilised internal mould of the shell of the nautilus Aturia praezigzac Oppenheim, which lived in fairly deep waters

Background imageLived Collection: Early Christian. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography

Early Christian. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Inscription: Victoria, consecrated virgin, who lived 28 years. Christian phrase appears in pace

Background imageLived Collection: Arnolds home at Fox How

Arnolds home at Fox How
Matthew Arnolds home at Fox How, near Ambleside in Cumbria, built by his father Thomas A. at Wordsworths suggestion : W. and Harriet Martineau lived close by. Date: 1822 - 1888

Background imageLived Collection: Margaret Patten (136)

Margaret Patten (136)
MARGARET PATTEN When she died in St Margarets Workhouse, London, she was living almost entirely on bread and milk, but was in good health almost to the end Date: 1603 - 1739

Background imageLived Collection: Judgment Day (Angelico)

Judgment Day (Angelico)
THE CHOSEN - those who have lived good lives are picked out by the angels and led to their reward, an eternity of heavenly bliss Date: God knows

Background imageLived Collection: Blackburn Skua diving with brakes extended The Skua nev

Blackburn Skua diving with brakes extended The Skua never quite lived up to its early promise, being replaced by the equally dubious Fairey Barracuda

Background imageLived Collection: Japan - A group of three Ainos, the aborigines

Japan - A group of three Ainos, the aborigines
Lantern slide of a group of three Ainos, the aborigines. The Ainu (also called Aynu, Aino and in historical texts Ezo), are indigenous people or groups in Japan and Russia

Background imageLived Collection: Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1

Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1
Book Cover mounted on card - Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan (The Soldier Books). Design by 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389)

Background imageLived Collection: Resting

Resting (1905). Orpen, Sir William 1878-1931. The model used for Resting was one of Orpen?s favourites, a young washerwoman called Lottie Stafford who lived in a decrepit street called Paradise Walk

Background imageLived Collection: Nursery Rhyme Characters

Nursery Rhyme Characters, including humpty dumpty, the Queen of Hearts, the Old Woman in the Shoe, the cow who jumped over the moon, the cat and the fiddle

Background imageLived Collection: There Was a Crooked Man

There Was a Crooked Man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse

Background imageLived Collection: Isobel Walker

Isobel Walker
Scottish lady of Aberdeen who died at the age of 112

Background imageLived Collection: HEBE

HEBE
Daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe was the Greek goddess of youth; she lived on Mount Olympus, and was cupbearer to the Gods when not caring for her mothers peacocks

Background imageLived Collection: Brachiopods - Meristina: A cluster of shells of the brachiopod Meristina obtusa (J. de C. Sowerby)

Brachiopods - Meristina: A cluster of shells of the brachiopod Meristina obtusa (J. de C. Sowerby)
Brachiopods - Meristina: A cluster of shells of the brachiopod Meristina obtusa (J.de C. Sowerby). It probably lived in shallow water

Background imageLived Collection: Echinoids - Coleopleurus: A fossilised sea urchin, Coleopleurus paucituberculatus (Gregory)

Echinoids - Coleopleurus: A fossilised sea urchin, Coleopleurus paucituberculatus (Gregory), which lived in shallow water on hard and rocky substrates

Background imageLived Collection: Echinoids - Hemicidaris: A well preserved specimen of a fossilised sea urchin

Echinoids - Hemicidaris: A well preserved specimen of a fossilised sea urchin, Hemicidaris intermedia (Fleming), which lived on the sea bed among rocky outcrops

Background imageLived Collection: Echinoids - Hardouinia: A fossilised sea urchin, Hardouinia mortonis (Michelin)

Echinoids - Hardouinia: A fossilised sea urchin, Hardouinia mortonis (Michelin), which fed on the sand in which it lived partially buried

Background imageLived Collection: Bivalves - Cardiola: A cluster of fossilised shells of Cardiola interrupta J. de C

Bivalves - Cardiola: A cluster of fossilised shells of Cardiola interrupta J. de C. Sowerby, which is believed to have lived just below the sediment in moderately deep waters

Background imageLived Collection: Gastropods - Bourgetia: The fossilised shell of a sea snail, the Bourgetia saemanni (Oppel)

Gastropods - Bourgetia: The fossilised shell of a sea snail, the Bourgetia saemanni (Oppel), a marine creature that lived in coral and sponge reefs in warm and shallow seas

Background imageLived Collection: Gryphaea, or Devils Toenail: The coiled shell of the Gryphaea arcuata (Lamarck)

Gryphaea, or Devils Toenail: The coiled shell of the Gryphaea arcuata (Lamarck), knoen as Devils Toenails, which lived on muddy sea beds

Background imageLived Collection: Rembrandts House - Amsterdam - The Netherlands

Rembrandts House - Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Rembrandts House (Woning) - Amsterdam - The Netherlands. Restored, 17th-century house where Rembrandt lived & worked for 20 years, hung with his etchings (1639-1658). Now a museum. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLived Collection: Studio photograph of Jules Deruwez

Studio photograph of Jules Deruwez
Studio photograph of a Belgian soldier patient in civilian clothes. On the reverse is written in pencil in the hand of Major Powell-Cotton Jules Deruwez 8.2.15

Background imageLived Collection: Sir Charles Fox - 2

Sir Charles Fox - 2
SIR CHARLES FOX Engineer, whose projects included the construction of Paxtons Crystal Palace : he lived at Blackheath where our Library is located. Date: 1810 - 1874

Background imageLived Collection: Mary Bond Eyrick

Mary Bond Eyrick
MARY BOND EYRICK the long-lived wife of sir John Eyrick Date: 1514 - 1611

Background imageLived Collection: John Dethick

John Dethick
JOHN DETHICK Beyond the fact that he lived at West Newton, Norfolk, neither we nor the British Museum know what is this gentlemans claim to fame. Date: 1567 - 1657

Background imageLived Collection: Robert Charles Dallas

Robert Charles Dallas
ROBERT CHARLES DALLAS Jamaica-born writer, best known for his association with Byron, about whom he wrote a volume of reminiscences. He lived mostly abroad. Date: 1754 - 1824

Background imageLived Collection: Joseph Cradock - 2

Joseph Cradock - 2
JOSEPH CRADOCK Writer of plays, travel notes (he climbed Snowdon !) and a novel against gambling; in his later years he lived on turnips and roasted apples. Date: 1742 - 1826

Background imageLived Collection: Joseph Cradock - 1

Joseph Cradock - 1
JOSEPH CRADOCK Writer of plays, travel notes (he climbed Snowdon !) and a novel against gambling; in his later years he lived on turnips and roasted apples. Date: 1742 - 1826

Background imageLived Collection: Thomas Sidney Cooper

Thomas Sidney Cooper
THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER English artist, as a young man - he lived to be 99 ! Date: 1803 - 1902

Background imageLived Collection: Sir Henry Chauncy

Sir Henry Chauncy
SIR HENRY CHAUNCY Serjeant at Law, author of a History of Hertfordshire, where he lived. Date: 1632 - 1719

Background imageLived Collection: Antoine Chabaud

Antoine Chabaud
ANTOINE CHABAUD French colonel of engineers - he lived, he died, without a word of reproach. Date: 1727 - 1791

Background imageLived Collection: Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Charles Lucien Bonaparte
CHARLES LUCIEN BONAPARTE, Prince of Canino; son of Napoleons brother Lucien : a philosopher, who lived chiefly in Italy. Date: 1803 - 1857

Background imageLived Collection: Steenockerzeel Castle

Steenockerzeel Castle, Belgium, where Prince Otto von Habsburg and his mother, ex-Empress Zita (Austro-Hungarian Royalty) lived until 1939. Date: 1930s

Background imageLived Collection: Louise Ackermann, Writer

Louise Ackermann, Writer
LOUISE VICTORINE CHOQUET ACKERMANN, French mystical poet who, when her husband died after 2 years, lived a solitary existence in an old convent near Nice. Date: 1813 - 1890

Background imageLived Collection: Achille Bazaine (John)

Achille Bazaine (John)
ACHILLE-FRANCOIS BAZAINE French soldier in Crimea, Mexico, Italy, but defeated in war with Prussia, court- martialled, imprisoned : escaped, lived in exile. Date: 1811 - 1888

Background imageLived Collection: Johann Philip Baratier

Johann Philip Baratier
JOHANN PHILIP BARATIER (1721 - 1740) Short-lived German scholar, who died at the age of 19. Date: circa 1735

Background imageLived Collection: Abraham a Santa Clara

Abraham a Santa Clara
ABRAHAM A SANTA CLARA (secular name Ulrich Megerle) German friar and theologian, lived and died in Vienna. Date: 1644 - 1709

Background imageLived Collection: Hotel De LA Victoire

Hotel De LA Victoire
The HOTEL DE LA VICTOIRE, in the rue de la Victoire, Paris, where Napoleon lived before his rise to power following the 18 Brumaire. Date: 1790s

Background imageLived Collection: Catherine Warman (107)

Catherine Warman (107)
CATHERINE WARMAN Prussian-born girl who came to England, lost two husbands, and became a resident in St Martins almshouse, London : lively and bright to the end. Date: 1648 - 1755

Background imageLived Collection: Tom Thumb (18th Cent)

Tom Thumb (18th Cent)
TOM THUMB a resident of Bristol, depicted at the age of 105; his precise dates are unknown, but this is a late 18th century engraving. Date: 18th century

Background imageLived Collection: Martha Saunders (104+)

Martha Saunders (104+)
MARTHA SAUNDERS Resident of Magpie Alley, Grays inn Road, London who was 104 years old when this fine mezzotint was made. Date: 1671 - 1775+

Background imageLived Collection: Jane Scrimshaw (127)

Jane Scrimshaw (127)
JANE SCRIMSHAW A Londoner who never married, she became a resident of Merchant Taylors alms-house, about 1630, and stayed there some 80 years. Date: 1584 - 1711

Background imageLived Collection: Ivan & Sara Rovin

Ivan & Sara Rovin
IVAN AND SARA ROVIN Hungarian couple, who were married for 148 years ! When they died in the same year, their youngest son was a youngster of only 116. Date: 1569 / 1577 - 1741



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"Lived" - A Journey through Time and Places Step into the enchanting land of Scotland, where history comes alive in Lanark. From the ancient ruins to majestic castles, every stone tells a tale of lives lived. Imagine encountering Guy The Gorilla at the Edinburgh Zoo, his powerful presence captivating all who visit. His story reminds us that even in captivity, life can be filled with wonder and resilience. In Charles Dickens' masterpiece "Bleak House, " we witness characters navigating their complex lives amidst London's foggy streets. Their struggles mirror our own as they strive for happiness and redemption. Embark on a scenic voyage aboard Boddinick Ferry, traversing tranquil waters while contemplating the epic adventures of Odysseus facing Scylla's wrath in "The Odyssey. " Life is an odyssey itself; we must navigate challenges to reach our destination. The Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Government stands as a testament to resilience and cultural preservation. It teaches us that unity and understanding are essential for harmonious coexistence between different communities. Gaze upon the Portrait of 1st Viscount Horatio Nelson, 1785-1805 – a symbol of bravery and sacrifice. His legacy inspires us to live fearlessly, embracing challenges head-on like he did on the high seas. Nell Gwynn's vibrant spirit echoes through time as we explore the houses she once called home. Her story reminds us that determination can lead one from humble beginnings to greatness. Saint Scholastica illuminates our path with her unwavering faith and devotion. Her example encourages us to find solace in spirituality during times of uncertainty or tribulation. Marvel at Ireland's breathtaking coastline scene; its rugged beauty serves as a reminder that nature is an ever-changing canvas where life finds its rhythm amid crashing waves and serene cliffsides. LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire station embody courage personified.